By Sarah on May 15, 2012
Andrew Bird took the stage on Saturday night to a packed Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, after a rousing set by local punk rock marching band Mucca Pazza. Â There’s always something special about seeing Bird back in Chicago, on home turf, even if he hasn’t reliably called Chicago proper home in some time now. Â There’s a […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged andrew bird, auditorium theatre, mucca pazza
By Sarah on May 12, 2012
You can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:55 PM Orcas Carrion from Orcas (Morr Music) 9:50 PM Andrew Bird Danse Carribe from Break It Yourself (Mom + Pop) 9:45 PM Sea of Bees Broke from Orangefarben (Team Love) 9:41 PM A.C. […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.a. bondy, a.c. newman, advance base, alabama shakes, andrew bird, april smith and the great picture show, big star, diamond rugs, gabriel & the hounds, gemma ray, hush arbors, keren ann, los lobos, lucy wainwright roche, melissa ferrick, muddy waters, nick waterhouse, nina simone, orcas, paul burch, peter wolf crier, rocky votolato, sad brad smith, santigold, scott lucas & the married men, sea of bees, sharon jones & the dap kings, shelly fraley, waco brothers
By Sarah on May 7, 2012
Hey! It’s Andrew Bird week again. No big deal. Â Plenty of other things going on, too, for your listening pleasure. Monday, May 7 Robbie Fulks, Greg Cahill; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation The Spring Standards, Volcanoes Make Islands, Shelby Pollard; Schubas. 8 pm, $10 Tuesday, May 8 Tim Barry, Jenny Owen Youngs; Beat Kitchen. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew bird, auditorium theatre, ballroom boxer, beat kitchen, brighton ma, champions, childish gambino, cobalt & the hired guns, dan bern, dastardly, deorbert & the half truths, derek nelson & the musicians, djrc, double door, empty bottle, father john misty, flashing blue lights, frontier ruckus, go long mule, golden retriever, good grief, greg cahill, har mar superstar, hideout, jenny owen youngs, jet w. lee, jon drake & the shakes, justin townes earle, lincoln hall, lindsay fuller, lucy kaplansky, machine gun mojo, maps & atlases, metro, model n, mucca pazza, mutts, old town school of folk music, park west, patty larkin, rachele eve, rego, robbie fulks, saint anyway, sarah jarosz, schubas, shearwater, shelby pollard, sister crayon, so many dynamos, st. vincent, subterranean, suns, the burlington, the david mayfield parade, the dirty feathers, the ditty bops, the future laureates, the right now, the riviera, the sea and cake, the shams band, the spring standards, the vic, tim barry, tree, tristen, volcanoes make islands, wells-next-the-sea
By Sarah on May 5, 2012
You can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:55 PM Retribution Gospel Choir Poor Man’s Daughter from 2 (Sub Pop) 9:50 PM Lushlife Still I Hear the Word Progress (featuring Styles P) from Plateau Vision (Western Vinyl) 9:48 PM Benjamin Taylor Something […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged alex winston, andrew bird, benjamin taylor, carissa's wierd, carrie manolakos, duffy, emily wells, evans the death, father john misty, georgia anne muldrow, horse feathers, joan as police woman, jordie lane, kate bush, kristin hersh, lotus plaza, lower dens, lushlife, mavis staples, mutts, nneka, retribution gospel choir, rufus wainwright, sharon van etten, the decemberists, the rescues, the right now, the world/inferno friendship society, tori amos
By Mel on April 19, 2012
You’re going to hear a lot of talk about musical legacies, with Levon Helm. With good reason. “The Weight” is also about legacies. It’s about connections. It’s about forming communities. It’s about generosity and shared responsibility. And every time I see and hear my favorite artists play it, I’m grateful for Levon Helm. I’m having […]
Posted in News & Links, Sharing | Tagged andrew bird, dave rawlings machine, levon helm, mavis staples
By Sarah on April 15, 2012
Thanks for tuning in to an extra special edition of my show this morning. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 11:54 AM Mi Ami Bells from Decade (100% Silk) 11:49 AM Bill Callahan America! from Apocalypse (Drag City) 11:44 AM Fitz & […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a fine frenzy, alpha consumer, andrew bird, bill callahan, black books, bob dylan, bobby conn, bree sharp, breton, cains & abels, camera obscura, daniel rossen, dar williams, del mccoury & the dixie pals, eliza gilkyson, fanfarlo, fitz & the tantrums, ida maria, joan as policewoman, joe pug, julie doiron, mana, margot & the nuclear so and so's, mariee sioux, marissa nadler, martha wainwright, melissa ferrick, mi ami, mirel wagner, mirrorring, moonface, okkervil river, poor moon, ra ra riot, the frames, the joy formidable, the sea and cake, the shins, tori amos, tyler jon tyler, vandaveer, vienna teng, we're about 9 |